How do I detect intersections between a circle and any other circle in the same plane?

Question

I\'m looking for an algorithm to detect if a circle intersects with any other circle in the same plane (given that there can be more than one circle in a plane).

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Answer 1

This solution in Java used the mathematical expresion which was described above:

/**
     * 
     * @param values
     *            { x0, y0, r0, x1, y1, r1 }
     * @return true if circles is intersected
     * 
     *         Check if circle is intersect to another circle
     */
    public static boolean isCircleIntersect(double... values) {
        /*
         * check using mathematical relation: ABS(R0-R1) <=
         * SQRT((x0-x1)^2+(y0-y1)^2) <= (R0+R1)
         */
        if (values.length == 6) {
            /* get values from first circle */
            double x0 = values[0];
            double y0 = values[1];
            double r0 = values[2];
            /* get values from second circle */
            double x1 = values[3];
            double y1 = values[4];
            double r1 = values[5];
            /* returun result */
            return (Math.abs(r0 - r1) <= Math.sqrt(Math.pow((x0 - x1), 2)
                    + Math.pow((y0 - y1), 2)))
                    && (Math.sqrt(Math.pow((x0 - x1), 2)
                            + Math.pow((y0 - y1), 2)) <= (r0 + r1));
        } else {
            /* return default result */
            return false;
        }
    }